Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the always clear and direct Stein explains here, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable...
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Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the always clear and direct Stein explains here, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions—how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place." With examples from bestsellers as well as from students' drafts, Stein offers detailed sections on characterization, dialogue, pacing, flashbacks, trimming away flabby wording, the so-called "triage" method of revision, using the techniques of fiction to enliven nonfiction, and more.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312254216 (0312254210)
ASIN: 312254210
Publish date: January 25th 2000
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
A must have for every writer to have in his/her working library.
Sol Stein is pompous. If I judge correctly from his writing, he is a curmudgeon with a serious personality defect. His view is very narrow and it is the only right view. I wouldn't want to be his friend, his client, or even his trashman. I was not impressed with Stein.That being said, Stein does kno...
One of the best books about writing and about writers that I've read. It has been around for a long time, but then, so have I. I thought I'd read all the best ones. I wish I'd read this one a long time ago. I loved it for its encouraging words and for the testimonials from other writers.
12 years ago
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